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PARKER BROTHERS 

A RCADE/ACTIOM 

/\ S O F T W A R E I N 




CARTRIDGE FOR COMMODORE VIC-20 
Under License from Sega Enterprises Inc. 






■?:.::.:!-• FrOgger ' lor--- ■ 

its only □ nop, skin and a jump away. 
burtoakXQcnbedBCWfttig First 

" -•- ." .'."" :.:•■' " ;. "" ■ :; 

»arid1ricla.lnen 
l-g-'e: a i* -Ir.f 

*og-eaiing creatures. How s f>oggor 
going to get home sa<eiy~ By ieti rig 
Y-Junoptiimonhs *::j. 
Fiogger safely Through this perilous 
. suHJumptrjrjc^ 



I tie ctoject of ttio game is to hop tiq 
ma ■ . • i ■ -.>y s ! d safely as you can — 
cr,c! t. ^ L^tTfs trie most pewits atong 
"he wayi 




The JoyTrfteJf Confro/ter 

P ljq ne joysSct : k -■ ■-_-■- 
3-i lac-pied Control Port Mow foe 

joystk* HP, down. left, or right *nich- 
ever wov you want Frogger to trove. 



Setting the Consols Controls 



dagger's joumay lakes r 



' Pkirer^i-nit-ifjyK- 

: a "* op:- tbt m the bock of the i*tf 

»WOfF»««oritoON, 
.' I' you wish 1c s>oo olcr-. at □'.>• tipne, 

- 
press it again. 

4 Ptess F3 to select o one- or two- 
ptoyei game 

t J^ess rt to select tha wraparound 
option which allows Frogae* (o safely 
float off screen, or the wraparound 
notatowed option. 

6 To begin play press F1 or the Fire 
Button 

7 Vou sriOukJ now see the logo scroori, 
which describes game options. It (he 
screen is OTf-cerrfor VWJ COO use the 
cursor control keys on the towe» right 
hand «ae of the keyboard to adjust 
fr>e screen tauqar Sd 

screen onfy when the ] ogp screen is 
- : e odj'-sTnenl wiN be 

i until pcwer is turned oft 



,„- r - -^ 



"tie '-vert'On* -j-irj .]._--_ 
home txay and safely 
to.j |. sta 1 " t^e gi.iri e v.- '-:■'■. ;; 

. i -i an the Sidewalk be 
ow tie traffic |-.ercna r.i-:T1'-jo c 

;■- . 

screen, obcveme time band 



Wme Bono* 






■dij ha-* only a limited arroun' ol 

■ - agger f wj i t tSesidB- 
*Olk cr-d into a home bay. one of trip 
block .opervenaodsi-j-..-. 

Df 3fth8SC — 

teredtvlhefcuefaQnd 

the- due- hne loccrea or tno bottom 
center of flie sea een vdunaveap 

W seconds, oroQ Ider 

JgeUmei to move 

Frogger home Tne time bona w II 
turn ted when you hove aporoitF 
- - 

■ .oullhoora wn-ii'ifj 
sound 'f you run out of lime before 
you get Frogger home, you'll 
"spkxpch" htm tk3se turn) You'll hear 
□ sound, rher.see an X or, the spot 
where Frogger was when hs lire 
ran our 



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However f you take Frconei ' crr.c 
Deftof© the Time bond disappears 
you'l see "TIMF arc he l 
ticks" you had left displayed en ttis 
centor of the siaewalk. You h score 
1? Points tot each tick of 'ime 



logger starts ".is perilous journey or, 
me adewafk, facing 5 lanes of irafflc. 
As soon Qs the music stops, you're 
ready 1 to start F' coiner hi ipo ir 51 

SytooetFfcwge Nought* arses 

uf franc --3- — . _■ 

*ecttansandataraBfan1 r^-y. " 
sc te ca-ef j - j = :- .-. 30- 
'sploocned rtn& Touches ur-.y par? 
of n veht* of is an owed 



Because ftogge' can 1 ' swim ,n tne 
r ver ;the cur-en' Is too strong), hop 
htm from one row ot logs, luriies 
* olhgolors onto the ne*t In orner 
to go* across 

1. Logs frogga can tvopirornade 
to side on a iog. necan also jump 
forward ana baocwnJd onto another 
'dating object. Bui he'll land m the 
riuer if he leaps to Ihe ie* a right off 
a log 

2. TurtkH: The yol low object that float 
Op the -ivc are toe turtles. Frcgosr 
can hop oh their backs ana he :an 
Iuttjd forward ana backward (torn a 
turtle onto anc+ier floating co|ect But 
he II land in the -ivor 1 he- tumps to the 
left or right oft a turtle. 



1 Drvmg Tumes '---■.- •.-■: 
can ttaol on the water and dive under 
the wcren While Ihei/re 'loot rig von 
can see no whole- turtle or id 1 S tola 
for Frogger to jump an toe-.t bOCkS 
But whor ttey Start to charge shape. 

notch cm* rtiar means Sie/re gett ng 
reoay to dive, so 100 Fragger onto 
another floating ooteel fast It you're 
not quick onougr, Ft egger will get 

scAwched- 

But these turtles aon'l stay underwater 
forever When you see a set of jiving 
turtles suddenly appear on the 
icrec-r r meat ■:- 1 lev re coming 

.----■ ."'. ' 3 . 
rrogger wi II tie sale cm tneir cocks 
until rhevowo again. 
While crossing tne river he^e are a 
few other Thmas 10 walch fey 
1. Lady Frog: Occasionally you'll see 
a yellow "saoy' frog in a log Hop 
Fragged onto the og to iry to rescue 

hear 3 sound, tnen 
VQUwoMwetheyeKw'iog 'tow try 
to get P-ogger home :a safety When 
youojo. you'll earn bonus points. 
1. AMgatorv T-ce a-e a liaatots hid- 
ing in the togs. But you'll know what 
logsthe/re ri because .-::_ ■ so: -ti 
heaas poking o<jt They'll snap their 
lows open, just waring fora tender 
fragger mcree! to jump (heir way* 
Fragger is safe on the log, out is a 
goner if he jumps .Tito the alHQatar i 
10 vr- 
3. Hoofing Off-Screen: Whan selecl- 

.:■"-.- . . .' ,-;:.: " 
wraparound option which altows 
Frogger to safety loot off screen 
A. Snakes: Snakes will appear on.lho 
riyetoank and on the logs OS the 
y::in it ■yets "note jrfic j : * Dz - ■ ' or 
F- oogei or- to any pari at Ihe snake or 
Rogge* will get "splooched " 



From River to H ome Bay 

Successfully hoc rigger rnto Q . , ir „^ 
«"!■'!■ J" z '^ : ■ .:■- , ":i;:..' , ;r3 
STidirtg'Voj !;.:■■.- ■ •■;■_-■ I - - 
VOL bnr>g ^rjgge' ~o~-^ | > 

'•■-"" ■.::-"■' r - -..■: . : . 
b *-;of home .'.■"« - ;ir. ■ g R zo -j- : 
Wo Ms home bay rwta are some 
friir-gs to watch for 

1. Jumping Home:!- r -.zga-:- v- 
u home Do when he isaWiecffy m 
fcorf of it f Rodger nils any part ol 
the ,ki=j; c' t~o home bay. ho II go' 
■"sptacched." 

2. Occupied Home Buy: hugger 
car'' Limp irtca lir.irr-e bay hots 
.' '':;.■;, /„-.-. .l :-z •" . 'j :: i- ■:-■*:■ :j 
3- ABgatWi Hock*: 9 on cAaaJoft 
head is shuwng ir a home bay. ifi 
no) safe fz>' i-Dgger to ,ump ir 

A Fly - . ; . - :z rfogget inifoa home 
bay while a fry •$ showing, frogger 
ae-; -j irec meal— and you scene 
e*fra ports 



Game Difficulty 

Eazr -ime you bird J "rogs ~o~«. 
,Du II hee- u r,D- t_me When the 
-ruse snoc; the gams will cortinjenri 
□ more riffle! , T pome tsvel with your 
•■■■ :::-:;■ -- -Lsodoffhe 
3H ": . -i wl' rOJv'rom lane to 

": - -- ■ :-'-■ . : iiange 

■: ' ■ ring rejects or 
--■'.- ■■ -■ "■■•: : ■■■—.: .-■--■; _ . 
■■ -'Dago* 
eanng snakes win appear on me wer- 
bank and OH the logs m the rtyer 



The gomes enas w~ev . ':z: : 
lot locloyogori ore", tie He 
Button 



Two-Player Games 

Pfaya number 1 goes first, players 
'■ - "- " ■ - ■ 

wTien you iose a frog: you oegin yout 
turn again with your remaining frogs 
Tne game ends whan both oloyers 
hove lost all their frogs. 



Scoring 

Jumping hugger torwarc [encept 

.... . rj . ... .,.. : ^ , .-;_.-. . .-,.. ., ,. | 

home bay) . ID pants 

Successfully jumping 

Froggerhame 50 points 

Sucoessfuiy jumping 

Slroashome IQODpolnta 
taking a 

yeilow frog home 200 points 

fa*rt0af» ?oc paints 

hurra points far 

ftwremainlne ■ iGpoNs 

per "tic.